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The first thing to know about drug testing is what the standard test looks for. What is being tested for varies greatly based on testing company, expense, expectations, federal requirements etc. Following is a description of what to expect from the standard tests.

The NIDA 5

Federal government guidelines (by NIDA-The National Institute on Drug Abuse and SAMHSA-The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) require that companies which use commercial class drivers licenses for employees must have a testing system in place. Among other things, this required testing program must test for 5 specific categories of drugs (sometimes referred to as the "NIDA 5"). Because of this federal requirement, most drug testing companies offer a basic drug test which checks for drugs in these 5 common categories. Click on the substance name for a description of the laboratory method for detecting the substance.

Cannabinoids (marijuana, hash)

Cocaine (cocaine, crack, benzoylecognine)

Amphetamines (amphetamines, methamphetamines, speed)

Opiates (heroin, opium, codeine, morphine)

Phencyclidine (PCP)

Expanded Tests

Most drug testing companies also offer an expanded test which includes a few additional drugs in the testing process. Most do not add all of these in their expanded test, but choose a different combination of 3 or 4 to add :

Barbituates (Phenobarbital, Secobarbitol, Butabital)

Hydrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin)

Methaqualone (Qualuudes)

Benzodiazepines (Valium, Librium, Serax, Rohypnol)

Methadone

Propoxyphene (Darvon compounds)

Ethanol (Alcohol)

MDMA (Ecstasy)

Additional Testables

In addition, there are a few other substances which it is possible but quite unusual to test for. I only found reference to testing for these additional substances at 1 (out of 15) drug testing site :

LSD

Hallucinogens (Psilocybin, Mescaline, MDMA, MDA, MDE)

Inhalents (Toluene, Xylene, Benzene)

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